grumpy

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He always says old people are grumpy--doesn't 'grogneur' mean grumpy, grandmother?--that they can't help it, and when his old woman is grumpy he only laughs a little.

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  1. adjective Surly and peevish; cranky.

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  • When he landed in Geneva, he was tired, grumpy, and more than a bit out of whack. —  ActOfTreason
  • But where the Magician was grumpy, these were evil; there was incredible malignance in their misshapen faces. —  Castle Roogna
  • The folk there were grumpy, their dialogue peppered with bleeps. —  Geis of the Gargoyle
  • There are others that are grumpy, and unhappy that we're not meeting their needs.
  • It seems spouses are getting grumpy, and things aren't getting done like they once did because tubby spends too much time taking 80's movie quizzes. —  WebProNews Feed
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  1. apparently extended from grum. Cf. frumpy, frump.
 

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